TWENTY THOUSAND LEAGUES UNDER THE SEAS

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1866. A mysterious object of enormous size is attacking and wrecking sea-going vessels. The US government sends a warship to unearth the mystery of the monster with the French scientist Professor Pierre Arronax on board, accompanied by his devoted servant Conseil and the temperamental harpooner Ned Land. Aronnax’s ship gets sunk by the alleged sea creature, which turns out to be the submarine Nautilus. The professor and his friends are taken prisoner by Captain Nemo, an enigmatic genius who takes them on an odyssey throughout the globe that lasts a year.
A classic science fiction adventure novel, Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea (1871) is renowned for its exotic situations, the scientific advancements it discusses, and the tense interactions between Nemo and the three hostages.

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Author: Jules Verne

Jules Verne (1828-1905), a French writer most known for his creative adventure tales that frequently featured futuristic technology, can legitimately be referred to as the founder of the Science Fiction literary subgenre. His works enjoyed enormous popularity during his lifetime. Adults and children still like them alike. The most well- known of his works are Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864), From the Earth to the Moon (1865), Twenty Thousand Leaques under the Seas (1870) and Around the World in Eighty Days (1872).

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